BACKGROUND The COVID19 virus has affected 203 countries and territories around the world and 2 international conveyances: the Diamond Princess cruise ship harbored in Yokohama, Japan, and the Holland America’s MS Zaandam cruise ship. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ shows information which HIDES a BIGGER EXISTING THREAT: 2.5 micro particle TROJAN HORSES of COVID19 THE ICCT Report – The PM2.5 problem is primarily a European problem. Reduced to the population, 9 out …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced something that the ICT community long has known: reliable connectivity is essential to the effective functioning of the modern digital society, and even more so during times of crisis. The increased emphasis on services such as telework, telemedicine, and remote education has highlighted the urgency of closing the digital divide. Satellite broadband providers are …

As a developing country, tackling a pandemic like COVID-19 which has no cure and no prevention right now except staying behind locked doors and maintaining physical distancing is a hard job to do, and almost no administrative strategy works here. The economic strength of Bangladesh is not supportive to continue such a lockdown for a long time. Most of the …

Disability inclusive communication and access to information on drugs and medicines for hard of hearing as well as deaf clients is critical to ensuring access to quality health care services and essential medicines for all during COVID 19. Purple Signs is an ITU-award winning mobile phone based platform which enables prescriptions, diagnosis, and drug and health information to be communicated …

All people, regardless of gender, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or (dis)ability, have the right to full access to information and communication. This means that information and communication across all areas of life – for example, in health, education, employment, access to justice, public services or information in an emergency or natural disaster – must be made readily …

SARS-COVID2 (COVID-19) has undoubtedly demonstrated its potential to infect virtually everyone in the human population, but encouraging data from Wuhan, Italy, Spain and New York indicate that only about 5% of the population are susceptible to severe infection requiring admission to intensive care units (ICU) and/or causing death. This vulnerable population has since been identified by pre-existing medical conditions and/or …

The Covid-19 outbreak has prompted us all to shift our mindsets and understand that we have entered a new world, and the old one will never return. The new world involves embracing digital for those who were not and making sure that services are still available and of high quality. This era has taught us that we can very quickly …

The Nigerian Communications Commission is playing a major role in the fight against the novel Corona virus. The Commission is working with different agencies of government and operators to ensure the safety of all Nigerians. The COVID 19 outbreak and the attendant lockdown and restrictions has led to a more virtual way of working in the NCC. The lockdown has …

Emmanuel Kweyu, Deputy Director of @iLabAfrica-Strathmore University and Head of the e- Health department May 20, 2020 Covid

COVID-19 has brought its fair share of challenges that have caught laboratories unprepared. This pandemic has a high demand for test services, but many labs are under-equipped, understaffed and compounded by workflow inefficiencies. The need for quick turn around and accuracy in testing COVID-19 is no longer customary, but a necessity unlike many other lab tests. @iLabAfrica, a research and …

The simple act of hand washing is the single most cost-effective way of stopping the spread of COVID-19. However, the complexities that revolve around the handwashing exercise themselves pose the threat of a point to point spread of the virus. Some studies have shown that Sars-Cov-2, the name of the virus that causes COVID-19, can survive on metal, glass and …